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States with lower taxes and spending have stronger growth, more jobs, and greater opportunity.

Pass a 2018-19 Conservave Texas Budget

$218.5 billion in All Funds H $147.5 billion in State Funds

Based on a 4.5% increase in populaon + inaon over 2015-16

Eliminate Texas Business Margins Tax

Increase investment/boost jobs by eliminang Texas business tax

Approve a Conservave Spending Limit

Cap Texas total budget growth to the lower of growth in populaon growth

plus inaon, personal income, or GSP for the last two scal years

Stop the Runaway Growth in Texas Property Taxes

Educate Texans at the ballot box on the tax ramicaons of their vote

and require voter approval for property tax increases that exceed the

lesser of 4 percent or populaon growth plus inaon

Adopt the STaR Fund

The Sales Tax Reducon Fund allows legislators to reduce the states budget

while returning those dollars by reducing the sales tax rate

Provide 21st Century Budget Transparency

Adopt a program-based appropriaons bill that is posted online in real me

The Conservative Texas Budget Coalition

Americans for ProsperityTexas H Americans for Tax Reform

Citizens Against Government Waste

Heritage Alliance H Liberty Action Texas

National Federation of Independent BusinessesTexas

Our America Initiative H National Center for Policy Analysis

National Taxpayers Union H R Street Institute

State Budget Solutions H Texas Eagle Forum

Texas Public Policy Foundation H Young Conservatives of Texas

www.conservavetexasbudget.com

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